Markbase

How to Use This API

1. Convert URL to Markdown

https://markbase.xyz/api/article?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/API

Returns the article content in Markdown format with headers, links, images, and code blocks preserved.

2. Get Plain Text Instead

https://markbase.xyz/api/article?url=https://example.com&format=text

Use format=text for plain text output instead of Markdown, useful for text analysis pipelines.

3. JavaScript — Save Articles to Markdown

async function urlToMarkdown(url) {
  const resp = await fetch(
    `https://markbase.xyz/api/article?url=${encodeURIComponent(url)}`
  );
  return await resp.text();
}

async function saveArticle() {
  const markdown = await urlToMarkdown(
    'https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Fetch_API'
  );
  console.log('Markdown content:');
  console.log(markdown.substring(0, 500) + '...');
  
  // Save or display as needed
  const container = document.getElementById('content');
  if (container) {
    container.textContent = markdown;
  }
}

saveArticle();

4. Python — Batch Article Archiver

import requests

def convert_to_markdown(url, filename=None):
    resp = requests.get(
        'https://markbase.xyz/api/article',
        params={'url': url}
    )
    if not filename:
        filename = url.replace('https://', '').replace('/', '_') + '.md'
    
    with open(filename, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
        f.write(resp.text)
    print(f'Saved: {filename}')
    return filename

articles = [
    'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(programming_language)',
    'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/API',
    'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown'
]

for url in articles:
    convert_to_markdown(url)